Best Burgers in Curitiba: Batel and Beyond

The best burgers in Curitiba sit in Batel, the city’s upscale dining district, in the Centro around the pedestrian Rua XV de Novembro and in the historic Largo da Ordem area. Água Verde and Bigorrilho add neighbourhood burger bars a short ride from the centre.

Curitiba plays a real part in Brazil’s gourmet burger story: Madero, the national chain built around its cheeseburger, was founded here in 2005 by chef Junior Durski. The city’s Polish, Ukrainian, Italian and German heritage shows in its bakeries, its sausages and its beer. Winters are cold by Brazilian standards and rain is frequent, which keeps grills, heavy plates and long indoor meals in favour all year. Local craft beer is easy to find and often shares the menu with the burger.

Burgers in Curitiba: key facts

• Neighbourhoods to explore: Batel, Centro, Largo da Ordem (São Francisco), Água Verde and Bigorrilho.
• Burger history: Madero, founded in Curitiba in 2005 and now present across Brazil.
• Climate: cooler and wetter than most Brazilian state capitals, so expect indoor dining rooms rather than street counters.
• Getting around: the express bus network, with its tube-shaped boarding stations, crosses the city on dedicated lanes.
• Currency: Brazilian real (BRL).

Every guide we publish on Curitiba is dated and lists only venues, addresses, prices and ratings we could verify. For the rest of Brazil and beyond, browse our burger restaurant guides.